My hook has been on fire this past week. I have finished the round ripple throw for my grandmother. She had bought a kit from Mary Maxim and asked me if I would make it for her. She has been knitting and crocheting since I can remember, but for the past year or so she has had some problems with her shoulders and it is preventing her from doing any repetitive motions. I of course was happy to help her out, that's what being a happy hooker is all about after all!

I haven't posted anything for quite some time, and this has been my reason. The beast as I call it. It almost covers my queen size bed, I made it for my cousin who is not so fortunate in the crafty department. It has taken all of my free time lately, and I am so glad to finally be done with it! But it will be hard to see it go, I have fallen in love with it

Last week was sooooo horrible, the full moon makes my kids unbearable and everything else just seemed to fall apart. Retail therapy was out of the question so I made myself a new hat, and that made me feel better Me being my dorky selfClose up of the lattice patternAnd finally a view from the top

I really love working with crochet cotton. It hurts my eyes to no end, but I love it! I made this bookmark for my best friend Jen. We love to read, and always trade books with each other. So in honor of our last trip to the book store, I made her this awesome bookmark. I'm making one for myself too. The pictures do no do this justice at all. It's so much nicer in your hand, or in your favorite book!

This pic is ultra crappy and I apologize, but it does show the tassel.

Just before Christmas my grandmother passed away. It was hard, but it was for the best. She was an avid knitter and crocheter her whole life. I am the only woman in our family that shares her love of yarn, and I wanted to make something for her. She had always loved hummingbirds, so I started looking on the internet for a pattern. There was nothing!!! So I found a picture of a hummingbird and started creating. It fit in the palm of my hand when it was finished. The picture is dark, but there is a narrow beak on the little birdie. I plan on making more so I can write down a pattern.

Here's a couple snowflakes I just finished for a friend. I plan on making her at least 4 more using a different pattern. I found this particular pattern last year and thought they were very pretty, so I wanted to share with anyone who might be interested in a good pattern I haven't starched them yet so they may look a little uneven. I tend to crochet very tight so luckily I don't need to use a ton of stiffener when I'm done!

Found this great pattern online and had to learn a few new techniques using foundation stitches. I hope to post a tute on foundation stitches on my blog soon, it's a great method but can be confusing without proper instructions and photos. The pattern offers instructions for lightweight yarn and for heavier yarns and for many different sizes. and here is the palm sidethere is more info at my blog featherwingcrochet.blogspot.comand the pattern can be found here http://www.shepherdscrookcrochet.com/Home/winter-warmers

I'm just loving all the hats lately on Craftster, and designed this very cute and simple beanie for my youngest daughter. I will post a pattern if anyone is interested, I'm just organizing the shorthand I have written down. I really like this hat, and I hope you do too! and here is the over-sized button flower